Rescuers give up finding more survivors in Itogon: official

September 27, 2018

ITOGON — Operations to rescue over a dozen small-scale miners and their families in Barangay Ucab have ceased and retrieval tasks commenced, the government’s main point man in the disaster operations in northern Luzon said late Wednesday. Presidential Adviser on Political

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Duterte realizes good for CA to reject appointments of left-leaning Cabinet officials

September 26, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday it was good the Commission on Appointments (CA) rejected the nomination of left-leaning Cabinet officials whom he earlier appointed to various posts. In a speech in Calamba City, Laguna, Duterte also said he was not sure

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Average of 14 persons killed daily in anti-drug operations: gov’t

September 26, 2018

An average of 14 persons a day were killed in law enforcement operations in August last month, according to data released by the government Wednesday. A report by  #RealNumbersPH Year 2 showed  a total of 4,854 drug suspects were killed in alleged

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Arroyo says people should “believe” reported ouster vs Duterte

September 26, 2018

Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said an alleged “Red October” plot to oust President Rodrigo  Duterte from power is not fiction. “If the President believes that there is a threat, he is working from  good information. So, we should believe whatever [he is saying],”

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Woman nabbed in buy-bust admits involvement in death of Japanese in Cebu: police

September 26, 2018

A woman who was arrested in a law enforcement operation for illegal drugs last week admitted that she is one of the suspects in the death of a Japanese last month, a police spokesperson said Wednesday. In a report, Senior

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ADB cuts Philippine growth forecast to 6.4% in 2018, 6.7% in 2019

September 26, 2018

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised downward its growth projection for the Philippines this year and next year due to moderation in agricultural output and exports, higher inflation and continued global monetary tightening. In an update of the Asian

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Trillanes getting “political gift,” not persecution, Palace says

September 26, 2018

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV loves the media mileage he is getting, a “political gift” of the administration and not “persecution,” Malacanang said on Wednesday. In an interview by television network CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said  Trillanes has accorded

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Seven MRT personnel injured, delaying start of train service

September 26, 2018

Seven personnel of Metro Rail Transit (MRT) were injured when two coaches collided early Wednesday morning in Makati City, which delayed the start of operations by at least 30 minutes. Supt. Jenny Tecson, Southern Police District (SPD) spokesperson, said the

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